DevOps Engineer II, Cloud Platform - Upstart

OpenTalent; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Upstart is a digital-first AI lending platform seeking a DevOps Engineer (L4) to evolve its cloud platform. You will design and operate Kubernetes clusters (EKS), expand AWS infrastructure, and implement GitOps workflows across production and staging environments.

Collaborate with SRE, Delivery, InfoSec, and ML teams to boost reliability, cost efficiency, and developer experience. You’ll partner with cross-functional teams to drive SLOs, reduce incidents, and deliver scalable, secure platform

Qualifications

• Experience designing and operating Kubernetes (EKS) clusters across production environments.
• Strong AWS infrastructure design including VPCs, IAM and networking.
• Proficient with infrastructure-as-code and GitOps (Terraform, CDK, ArgoCD).
• Ability to define SLOs, analyze incidents and implement systemic fixes.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate a fleet of Kubernetes (EKS) clusters across production, staging, and ephemerarrow environments, ensuring reliability and high availability
• Evolve AWS infrastructure and network architecture (VPCs, subnets, IAM, account structure) to support scalable, multi-team workloads
• Build and maintain infrastructure-as-code and GitOps workflows using tools such as Terraform, CDK, and ArgoCD
• Improve platform reliability and performance by defining and driving SLOs, analyzing incidents, and implementing systemic fixes

Skills

Kubernetes (EKS)

AWS

Terraform

CDK

ArgoCD

SLOs

Incident analysis

Tools

Terraform

CDK

ArgoCD

Job description

At Upstart, we’re united by a mission that matters: to radically reduce the cost and complexity of borrowing for all Americans. Every day, we bring creativity, experimentation, and advanced AI to reshape access to credit, helping millions move forward financially with clarity and confidence.

As the leading AI lending marketplace, we partner with banks and credit unions to expand access to affordable credit through technology that’s both radically intelligent and deeply human. Our platform runs over one million predictions per borrower using more than 3,000 signals, powering smarter, fairer decisions for millions of customers. But the numbers only hint at the impact. Every idea, every voice, and every contribution moves us closer to a world where credit never stands between people and their financial progress.

We’re proudly digital-first, giving most Upstarters the flexibility to do their best work from wherever they thrive, alongside teammates across 80+ cities in the US and Canada. Digital-first doesn’t mean distant. We’re intentional about in-person connection through team onsites, planning sessions, and moments that spark creativity and trust. And whether you choose to work primarily from home or collaborate in-person from one of our offices in Columbus, Austin, the Bay Area, or New York City (opening Summer 2026), you’ll have the support to work in the way that works best for you.

If you’re energized by tackling meaningful problems, excited to innovate with purpose, and motivated by work that truly matters, we’d love to hear from you.

The Team:

Upstart’s Cloud Platform team sits within the Reliability organization and is responsible for building and operating the shared cloud infrastructure that powers all product and machine learning workloads. The team owns core platform components across Kubernetes (EKS), AWS infrastructure, service mesh, identity, and developer tooling, enabling reliability, scalability, and security across the business.

As a DevOps Engineer (L4) at Upstart, you will help evolve this platform to support increasing scale and complexity. You’ll partner closely with SRE, Delivery, InfoSec, and Product/ML teams to improve reliability, developer experience, and cost efficiency across a platform used by nearly every engineering team.

How you’ll make an impact

• Design and operate a fleet of Kubernetes (EKS) clusters across production, staging, and ephemerarrow environments, ensuring reliability and high availability
• Evolve AWS infrastructure and network architecture (VPCs, subnets, IAM, account structure) to support scalable, multi-team workloads
• Build and maintain infrastructure-as-code and GitOps workflows using tools such as Terraform, CDK, and ArgoCD
• Improve platform reliability and performance by defining and driving SLOs, analyzing incidents, and implementing systemic fixes